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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Marion County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2020, at 47.151%. Dallas County had the lowest, at 4.47%. The median was 10.534% and the figure for Arkansas was 10.977%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.151Marion County
Lowest4.47Dallas County
Median10.53475 counties
Arkansas10.977History

Map of counties, 2020

Arkansas County: 8.281 %Ashley County: 7.806 %Baxter County: 11.603 %Benton County: 15.357 %Boone County: 17.588 %Bradley County: 8.471 %Calhoun County: 11.42 %Carroll County: 11.079 %Chicot County: 7.479 %Clark County: 7.146 %Clay County: 7.602 %Cleburne County: 10.58 %Cleveland County: 10.534 %Columbia County: 10.614 %Conway County: 10.238 %Craighead County: 11.557 %Crawford County: 12.729 %Crittenden County: 11.443 %Cross County: 11.696 %Dallas County: 4.47 %Desha County: 6.203 %Drew County: 11.027 %Faulkner County: 9.29 %Franklin County: 11.203 %Fulton County: 12.259 %Garland County: 10.892 %Grant County: 12.297 %Greene County: 11.169 %Hempstead County: 4.963 %Hot Spring County: 8.755 %Howard County: 6.948 %Independence County: 7.343 %Izard County: 7.481 %Jackson County: 9.234 %Jefferson County: 9.476 %Johnson County: 6.551 %Lafayette County: 23.817 %Lawrence County: 9.777 %Lee County: 7.709 %Lincoln County: 8.306 %Little River County: 8.491 %Logan County: 12.139 %Lonoke County: 11.652 %Madison County: 10.946 %Marion County: 47.151 %Miller County: 8.722 %Mississippi County: 8.112 %Monroe County: 9.961 %Montgomery County: 8.034 %Nevada County: 8.699 %Newton County: 24.704 %Ouachita County: 10.764 %Perry County: 17.942 %Phillips County: 11.606 %Pike County: 13.777 %Poinsett County: 13.469 %Polk County: 7.731 %Pope County: 10.271 %Prairie County: 11.991 %Pulaski County: 9.936 %Randolph County: 18.113 %St. Francis County: 10.577 %Saline County: 11.071 %Scott County: 6.577 %Searcy County: 6.85 %Sebastian County: 10.795 %Sevier County: 16.286 %Sharp County: 9.788 %Stone County: 19.425 %Union County: 8.255 %Van Buren County: 8.975 %Washington County: 9.967 %White County: 10.097 %Woodruff County: 22.896 %Yell County: 13.969 %
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%, 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Marion County: 47.151 %Marion County47.151Newton County: 24.704 %Newton County24.704Lafayette County: 23.817 %Lafayette County23.817Woodruff County: 22.896 %Woodruff County22.896Stone County: 19.425 %Stone County19.425Randolph County: 18.113 %Randolph County18.113Perry County: 17.942 %Perry County17.942Boone County: 17.588 %Boone County17.588Sevier County: 16.286 %Sevier County16.286Benton County: 15.357 %Benton County15.357Yell County: 13.969 %Yell County13.969Pike County: 13.777 %Pike County13.777Poinsett County: 13.469 %Poinsett County13.469Crawford County: 12.729 %Crawford County12.729Grant County: 12.297 %Grant County12.297Fulton County: 12.259 %Fulton County12.259Logan County: 12.139 %Logan County12.139Prairie County: 11.991 %Prairie County11.991Cross County: 11.696 %Cross County11.696Lonoke County: 11.652 %Lonoke County11.652Phillips County: 11.606 %Phillips County11.606Baxter County: 11.603 %Baxter County11.603Craighead County: 11.557 %Craighead County11.557Crittenden County: 11.443 %Crittenden County11.443Calhoun County: 11.42 %Calhoun County11.42Franklin County: 11.203 %Franklin County11.203Greene County: 11.169 %Greene County11.169Carroll County: 11.079 %Carroll County11.079Saline County: 11.071 %Saline County11.071Drew County: 11.027 %Drew County11.027Madison County: 10.946 %Madison County10.946Garland County: 10.892 %Garland County10.892Sebastian County: 10.795 %Sebastian County10.795Ouachita County: 10.764 %Ouachita County10.764Columbia County: 10.614 %Columbia County10.614Cleburne County: 10.58 %Cleburne County10.58St. Francis County: 10.577 %St. Francis County10.577Cleveland County: 10.534 %Cleveland County10.534Pope County: 10.271 %Pope County10.271Conway County: 10.238 %Conway County10.238Marion County: 47.151 %Marion County47.151Newton County: 24.704 %Newton County24.704Lafayette County: 23.817 %Lafayette County23.817Woodruff County: 22.896 %Woodruff County22.896Stone County: 19.425 %Stone County19.425Randolph County: 18.113 %Randolph County18.113Perry County: 17.942 %Perry County17.942Boone County: 17.588 %Boone County17.588Sevier County: 16.286 %Sevier County16.286Benton County: 15.357 %Benton County15.357Yell County: 13.969 %Yell County13.969Pike County: 13.777 %Pike County13.777Poinsett County: 13.469 %Poinsett County13.469Crawford County: 12.729 %Crawford County12.729Grant County: 12.297 %Grant County12.297Fulton County: 12.259 %Fulton County12.259Logan County: 12.139 %Logan County12.139Prairie County: 11.991 %Prairie County11.991Cross County: 11.696 %Cross County11.696Lonoke County: 11.652 %Lonoke County11.652Phillips County: 11.606 %Phillips County11.606Baxter County: 11.603 %Baxter County11.603Craighead County: 11.557 %Craighead County11.557Crittenden County: 11.443 %Crittenden County11.443Calhoun County: 11.42 %Calhoun County11.42Franklin County: 11.203 %Franklin County11.203Greene County: 11.169 %Greene County11.169Carroll County: 11.079 %Carroll County11.079Saline County: 11.071 %Saline County11.071Drew County: 11.027 %Drew County11.027Madison County: 10.946 %Madison County10.946Garland County: 10.892 %Garland County10.892Sebastian County: 10.795 %Sebastian County10.795Ouachita County: 10.764 %Ouachita County10.764Columbia County: 10.614 %Columbia County10.614Cleburne County: 10.58 %Cleburne County10.58St. Francis County: 10.577 %St. Francis County10.577Cleveland County: 10.534 %Cleveland County10.534Pope County: 10.271 %Pope County10.271Conway County: 10.238 %Conway County10.238
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Marion County47.151+19.29 pts
2Newton County24.704-2.9 pts
3Lafayette County23.817+3.79 pts
4Woodruff County22.896+12.66 pts
5Stone County19.425+6.02 pts
6Randolph County18.113+5.2 pts
7Perry County17.942+3 pts
8Boone County17.588+5.55 pts
9Sevier County16.286+7.02 pts
10Benton County15.357+3.38 pts
11Yell County13.969+3.49 pts
12Pike County13.777+1.77 pts
13Poinsett County13.469+1.45 pts
14Crawford County12.729+1.85 pts
15Grant County12.297-1.16 pts
16Fulton County12.259+1.03 pts
17Logan County12.139+3.45 pts
18Prairie County11.991-4.14 pts
19Cross County11.696+0.93 pts
20Lonoke County11.652-0.13 pts
21Phillips County11.606+4.74 pts
22Baxter County11.603+1.84 pts
23Craighead County11.557-1.66 pts
24Crittenden County11.443-0.1 pts
25Calhoun County11.42+2.79 pts
26Franklin County11.203-4.81 pts
27Greene County11.169+0.53 pts
28Carroll County11.079-0.76 pts
29Saline County11.071-0.42 pts
30Drew County11.027+3.03 pts
31Madison County10.946+0.32 pts
32Garland County10.892-1.81 pts
33Sebastian County10.795+1.11 pts
34Ouachita County10.764+5.71 pts
35Columbia County10.614-4.97 pts
36Cleburne County10.58-1.98 pts
37St. Francis County10.577+4.42 pts
38Cleveland County10.534+0.18 pts
39Pope County10.271+1.2 pts
40Conway County10.238+0.94 pts
41White County10.097+0.39 pts
42Washington County9.967-0.7 pts
43Monroe County9.961-0.08 pts
44Pulaski County9.936-1.68 pts
45Sharp County9.788-0.42 pts
46Lawrence County9.777-1.93 pts
47Jefferson County9.476+1.78 pts
48Faulkner County9.29-3.56 pts
49Jackson County9.234-7.28 pts
50Van Buren County8.975+0.09 pts
51Hot Spring County8.755-1.21 pts
52Miller County8.722-3.2 pts
53Nevada County8.699-1.38 pts
54Little River County8.491+0.71 pts
55Bradley County8.471-1.79 pts
56Lincoln County8.306-0.28 pts
57Arkansas County8.281-3.09 pts
58Union County8.255-8.39 pts
59Mississippi County8.112-2.38 pts
60Montgomery County8.034-3.81 pts
61Ashley County7.806-1.07 pts
62Polk County7.731+0.27 pts
63Lee County7.709-4.82 pts
64Clay County7.602-3.79 pts
65Izard County7.481-10.58 pts
66Chicot County7.479-1.8 pts
67Independence County7.343-6.65 pts
68Clark County7.146-2.65 pts
69Howard County6.948-2.56 pts
70Searcy County6.85-1.8 pts
71Scott County6.577+1.78 pts
72Johnson County6.551-2.19 pts
73Desha County6.203-2.71 pts
74Hempstead County4.963-0.71 pts
75Dallas County4.47-6.08 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/arkansas-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/arkansas-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/arkansas-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Marion County, with 47.151% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dallas County, with 4.47% in 2020.

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